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Virginia B. Foote founded Bay Global Strategies, LLC in 2011 with the goal to provide clients with critical knowledge and strategic planning for doing business in and with Vietnam. With over 20 years of experience in Vietnam, commendations including the President of Vietnam’s Medal of Friendship (2007), Ms. Foote provides clients with top notch on-the-ground strategic advisory services, stakeholder engagement, and government relations. She has played a pivotal role in normalization with the U.S., Vietnam’s accession to the WTO, and Vietnam’s growing economy. (click to keep reading)

 

 

Robert L. Schiffer is CEO and Executive Director of the US Vietnam Trade Council and one of Washington's leading experts on Vietnam’s commercial and political climate.  Mr. Schiffer has broad experience in both in the private and public sectors, ranging from Wall Street to appointments in two White House administrations. His background in financial markets, diplomacy, crisis management, negotiations and trade policy, provides clients with a broad perspective and a dynamic approach to problem solving with both non-profit and for-profit organizations.  (click to keep reading)

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Cata Serna-Valencia – COO/CFO

Cata Serna-Valencia is the Chief Operational and Financial Officer of Bay Global Strategies and brings a broad understanding of international financing. Ms. Serna-Valencia is a senior finance, accounting, operations, and program professional with over 19 years of experience in leadership positions and brings BGS a global financial perspective.

Ms. Serna-Valencia has managed programs with substantial operational budgets and large staffs located in multiple offices and countries including Vietnam. She has led teams in designing programs, writing proposals, winning grants, and running multi-country projects. And she has been responsible to provide overall financial leadership and oversight to programs in order to accomplish goals and objectives in an efficient and effective manner. Programs include education, health and financial stability in USA, rehabilitation, Agent Orange, and mine action in Vietnam, climate change initiate in Southeast Asia and environmental programs in Latin America and Africa.

Ms. Serna-Valencia has a long history of providing excellent financial and operational consultation with for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Ms. Serna-Valencia completed her master’s degree in finance at John Hopkins University.